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    The Fulton County Government Center was sporadically bustling in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday, June 29, 2020. All visitors and employees entering the Fulton County Government Center were told to wear a mask, practice social distancing, and they had their temperature checked before entering the building in an attempt to decrease the spread of COVID-19. (REBECCA WRIGHT FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION)
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    In a visit this year to Hall County, Emory University epidemiologist Jodie Guest and graduate students from the Rollins School of Public Health provided COVID-19 tests to some 450 poultry plant workers, family members and others. Photo by Jack Kearse at Emory University.
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    Police have shut down Satellite Boulevard between McGinnis Ferry Road and Wildwood Road as they search for a suspect in a shooting.
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    Gunman on the run after fatal shooting at Suwanee business
    In this photo provided by student Hannah Watters, students crowd a hallway, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, at North Paulding High School in Dallas, Ga. The 30,000-student suburban Paulding County school district in suburban Atlanta resumed classes Monday with 70% of students returning for in-person classes five days a week, days after the principal at North Paulding announced some members of the football team had tested positive for COVID-19. The district says it is encouraging mask use, but isn't requiring it. (Hannah Watters via AP)
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    08/07/2020 - Marietta, Georgia - Flowers are removed from the top of the casket carrying the body of Herman Cain as it is lead to a hearse following a celebration of life service in the chapel at Alfonso Dawson Mortuary in Atlanta's Harland terrace community, Friday, August 7, 2020. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)
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    Matt Lieberman, an entrepreneur and son of former U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman, on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, became the first Democrat to enter the race for retiring Republican Johnny Isakson s seat. (CONTRIBUTED)
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    An unidentified man wears a facial mask near the New York Stock Exchange, owned by Atlanta-based Intercontinental Exchange. This week, ICE made a $11 billion bet on a California company that has reaped large profits as finance moves online during the pandemic. (Luiz C. Ribeiro/New York Daily News/TNS)
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    <p>Delta Airlines customers wait to have their baggage checked at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) January 12, 2010 in San Francisco, California.&nbsp;(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)</p>
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    The World of Prom show, held at AmericasMart Friday, Aug 7, 2020, features this year's new trends. Designer Johnathan Kayne, left, points out details on a dress worn by model Bailey Towle, right, in his showroom for potential buyers despite low attendance. (Jenni Girtman for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
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    Prom shop owners gather in Atlanta, face gamble on pandemic’s future
    Kameron Gunby, 26, is seated with his mother, Ava Price, and father, Keith Gunby, and dog Kiba, outside his father's home in Kennesaw, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. Kameron Gunby said he was attacked by three white men Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020, while walking in his neighborhood. The attack sent him to the hospital with a broken nose, fractured check and broken tooth. Police have no suspects.
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    Kennesaw man says he was victim of a hate crime
    Shauna Galligan tends to her mind, body and soul while waiting for her next job as a stunt woman with her dog Mackee. Galligan moved to the Pinewood Forest Fayetteville community in March with her son where they foster pets and make use of the outdoor spaces in the community. Jenni Girtman/For the AJC
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    Cobb County schools has reported about 100 suspected cases of COVID-19. (AJC file photo)
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    Leila Cavett remains missing after her son was found wandering alone last weekend in a Florida parking lot. Image Miramar, Fla., police
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    Liberty University, led by Jerry Falwell Jr., is pushing for criminal trespassing charges to be lodged against two journalists who pursued stories about why the evangelical college has remained partially open during the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
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    The Fulton County Government Center was sporadically bustling in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday, June 29, 2020. All visitors and employees entering the Fulton County Government Center were told to wear a mask, practice social distancing, and they had their temperature checked before entering the building in an attempt to decrease the spread of COVID-19. (REBECCA WRIGHT FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION)
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    In a visit this year to Hall County, Emory University epidemiologist Jodie Guest and graduate students from the Rollins School of Public Health provided COVID-19 tests to some 450 poultry plant workers, family members and others. Photo by Jack Kearse at Emory University.
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    Coronavirus pandemic disproportionately affects Hispanics in Georgia
    An Illinois school district has dress codes in place keeping students from wearing pajamas while remote learning (not pictured).
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    Dan Goerke waves at his wife Denise to get her attention and hopefully a smile by temporarily removing his mask while social distancing from outside during a doorway visit at the Mann House, an Alzheimer's care facility that provides assisted living services on Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, in Sandy Springs. (Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com)
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    The GBI search the home of Erik Sparre in the southeast area of Waynesville, Georgia, on Aug. 6, 2020. The GBI said the search was part of an effort to determine if Sparre was involved in the 1985 murders of Harold and Thelma Swain. (Tyson Horne / Tyson.Horne@ajc.com)
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    Registered nurses Jesslyn Lewis (center) and Sasha Stewart (Right) conduct COVID-19 tests outside the Glynn County Health Department in Brunswick on Tuesday, July 14, 2020. RYON HORNE / RHORNE@AJC.COM
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    In a single day in mid-July, the state’s public report on the Dunwoody Health and Rehabilitation Center shot up from zero cases among residents, to 63 residents with confirmed cases of COVID-19 and six deaths. And the numbers kept climbing. STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
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    Norm Schrutt with Mara Davis, one of his former clients, in 2008.
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    Dad's Garage is celebrating 25 years of funny where artistic director Jon Carr is onsite for the first time in 5 months Monday, Aug 3, 2020. The venue still has the stage ready for the parkour show planned for March while the comedy co-op holds all shows and lessons online. Photo: Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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    The Atlanta Audubon Society is adopting a new name, Georgia Audubon, and a new statewide role, in its mission to protect birds, including this eastern bluebird.
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    Shauna Galligan tends to her mind, body and soul while waiting for her next job as a stunt woman with her dog Mackee. Galligan moved to the Pinewood Forest Fayetteville community in March with her son where they foster pets and make use of the outdoor spaces in the community. Jenni Girtman/For the AJC
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    A storm hangs over Citizens Bank Park postponing a baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Atlanta Braves, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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    The Georgia Bulldogs and coach Kirby Smart hope to have as much to celebrate at Sanford Stadium this year as they did against Notre Dame last year. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
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    Connecticut coach Randy Edsall's program is the first in FBS to cancel its football season because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
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    Atlanta Braves' Freddie Freeman (5) beats the tag from Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Joe Panik (2) after over running second base on a double in the seventh inning of a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
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